During the Equality Texas Lobby Day 2011 press conference, State Rep. Garnet Coleman announced the renaming of HB 1386 to HB 2343-Asher's Law. Asher Brown committed suicide in Sept. 2010, after enduring years of bullying from his classmates. Asher's Law calls for the development of a comprehensive suicide prevention program for implementation in junior, middle, and high schools. EQTX asks for a public hearing on this bill before the House Committee on Public Health so that the committee can expeditiously address the public health threat of youth suicide associated with bullying.
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